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AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a diagnosis, not a disease that can be fought.

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV attacks the cells in the body that fight disease and uses them to reproduce. The body's immune response only serves to benefit the virus.

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What is a dead form of a pathogen that causes the immune system to react?

A dead form of a pathogen that stimulates an immune response is known as an inactivated or killed vaccine. These vaccines contain pathogens that have been killed or inactivated so they cannot cause disease but are still able to elicit an immune response. This process helps the immune system recognize and remember the pathogen, providing protection against future infections. Examples include the polio vaccine and the hepatitis A vaccine.


What is Harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a hosts immume system to mount a defense against the pathogen?

A harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a host's immune system is known as a vaccine. Vaccines contain weakened or inactivated parts of the pathogen, such as proteins or sugars, which provoke an immune response without causing disease. This prepares the immune system to recognize and fight the actual pathogen if the host is exposed in the future. By training the immune system in this way, vaccines help prevent infections and contribute to herd immunity.


What is immune response?

An immune response is part of the body's defense against pathogens in which cells of the immune system react to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically toward that pathogen.


How the human immune system fdeals with pathogen?

White Blood Cells


The molecules on pathogens that enable the immune system to distinguish one kind of pathogen from another are called?

The molecules on pathogens that enable the immune system to distinguish one kind of pathogen from another are called antigens. Antibodies destroy pathogens by binding to the antigens on the pathogen.


How does injecting an inactive form of pathogen make a person immune?

the inactive form still has the antigens (protein markers) specific to that pathogen on the surface. the immune system develops specific responses to this pathogen when it is encountered after a vaccination. as it is inactive the person does not suffer the effects of this pathogen, but when an active form is encountered later the immune system is quicker to respond due to the fact that it now recognises those antigens.


Does use of a vaccine to stimulate the immune system to act against a pathogen?

Yes.


Small piece of a pathogen that generates an immune response?

Antigen. An antigen is a small piece of a pathogen, such as a virus or bacteria, that triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to fight off the infection. This immune response helps protect the body from further exposure to the pathogen in the future.


Vaccinations help prepare the body to fight invasions of a specific pathogen by?

introducing a harmless version of the pathogen to the immune system. This allows the immune system to recognize and remember the pathogen, so it can respond quickly if the real pathogen is encountered in the future. Ultimately, vaccinations help prevent illness and the spread of infectious diseases.


What substance activates an immune system against a specific pathogen without causing any illnesses?

Vaccines are substances that activate the immune system against specific pathogens without causing illness. They typically contain weakened or inactivated parts of the pathogen, such as proteins or sugars, or genetic material that instructs cells to produce a harmless piece of the pathogen. This exposure trains the immune system to recognize and respond more effectively if the body encounters the actual pathogen in the future.


What do pathogens do in an HIV-compromised immune system?

They grow and multiply with ease.


What are the markers on a pathogen called?

The markers on a pathogen are called antigens. Antigens are molecules or molecular structures, often proteins or carbohydrates, that can trigger an immune response in the host organism. They are recognized by the immune system, particularly by antibodies, which help to identify and neutralize the pathogen.